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Brood Frogs
Pseudophryne
Pseudophryne is a genus of small Myobatrachid frogs. All of these frogs are small terrestrial frogs, and as such, most species are commonly called toadlets (pseudo- meaning deceptive, phryne meaning toad). The genus comprises thirteen species, ten from eastern Australia, and three from Western Australia. Species within the Pseudophryne genus lay their eggs on moist ground. The tadpoles develop within the eggs, and once they reach hatching size, will become dormant. Once sufficient rain occurs to...
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species
Brown Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne bibronii
Red-crowned Toadlet
speciesPseudophryne australis
Red-backed Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne coriacea
Copper-backed Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne raveni
Crawling Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne guentheri
Southern Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne semimarmorata
Dendy's Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne dendyi
Major Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne major
Western Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne occidentalis
Magnificent Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne covacevichae
Southern Corroboree Frog
speciesPseudophryne corroboree
Gorge Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne douglasi
Centralian Ranges Brood Frog
speciesPseudophryne robinsoni
Northern Corroboree Frog
speciesPseudophryne pengilleyi
Red-crowned × Red-backed Toadlet
hybridPseudophryne australis × Pseudophryne coriacea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 25249.